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Child wearing a light sailor suit
Image: 1/6 plate; Child seated on a decorated cushion atop an elaborate wicker posing chair, wearing a white long-sleeved sailor suit with a black tie, dark stockings and boots, hair cut in bangs over the forehead, with a broad brimmed sailor hat made of straw. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Ell...
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| Collection: | Tintypes of unidentified children (#D0150) |
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| Date: | 1887 |
| Dimensions: | 6.1 x 8.2 cm 2 13/32 x 3 7/32 in 8.0 x 9.2 cm 3 1/8 x 3 5/8 in |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/7276 |
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Image: 1/6 plate; Child seated on a decorated cushion atop an elaborate wicker posing chair, wearing a white long-sleeved sailor suit with a black tie, dark stockings and boots, hair cut in bangs over the forehead, with a broad brimmed sailor hat made of straw. Preserver: [none] (pre-1847). Mat: Elliptical with pebbled finish (1839- mid 1840s). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with with a limited quantity "Medallion of Three Roses" design [Plate 128 page 120 of "American Miniature Case Art" by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)] both front and back, with a gilded edge trim on both the exterior and interior; with a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a floral design (ca. 1857). |
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